Cigar display rack



Jan. 12,1932. A. w. KocH CIGAR DISPLAY-RACK Fiied Dec. 14, 1929l Patented Jan. 12,1932

ALBERT' WILLIAM xocn, or o'DnLL, NEBRASKAJ c I CIGAR- DisrnAY Application sied December 14, 192e. "sel-iai 110.414,132.

My invention relates to cigar display racks4 l and more particularly to display racks which are designed for use on counters'and show cases.

rlhe primary objectof the invention is the i provision of acompact rack which may be placed on the show case to occupy very llttle space and toL display a large number of cigars in the cigar box containers, the purpose n being also to leave the show case in such `condition that the View of the contents vof the show case will not be materially obstructed. Another of my objects is the provision of a rack which is simple in construction and which may be easily made so that it may be sold at a relatively low price. f

Another of my objects is the provision of a rack which will display a largenumber of cigars in the most attractive form and which will leave the cigars readily .f/,tccessibleand within reach of the urchaser.

Another of my ob] ccts is the provision of a loldable rack which is in compact form when not in use, thus making it possible to pack a large number of the racks into small volume for convenience 1n shipping the racks without danger of injury to them during transportation.

Having in view these objects and othersr which will be pointed out in the following description, l will now Vrefer to thedrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in 'perspective of the entire rack and showing the way in which the cigar boxes may be placed on the rack for display. .Y

Figure 2 1s a )ers ective view of an end I portion of the raclrshowing the method of construction.

The frame of the rack includes two sides rails 10 and a bottom rail 11 in rectangular relationship. The legs 12 are secured tothe side rails 10 by meansl of the hinges 13 so that the legs 12 are foldable inwardly about the pivots of the hinges 13. The rack `is thus supported on the bottom rail 11 and 011 the legs 12. The length of the racks 12 is such as to gi've the most desirable inclination to the side rails` 10 and to the displayl rack as la whole. Y i t l tents of the show case.

' `Connecting'theside rails lOand secured' to.

the bottom rail 11 is a bar 14 theA rear surface of-which is flush with the rear'surfaces offtheside =rails 10. The-front surface of: the bar`-14 is linset as vshown-'in Figure 2 so", as to leavethe vforward portion of the bottom rail 11' as a ledge' for supporting one or morek cigar-boxes: Since the'front surfaces of the side rails `10andfthe bottom rail 11 lie inthe same plane, the bar 14wouldalso be inset with referenceV to the side; rails 10 so that theiront portions ofthe side rails 10,. would serve as i d abutment-s to `prevent the cigar boxes from sliding'o'if the' edges` kof the display'rack. Other supportsl, 16' and 17 are also provided, all of which are, connected at their ends tothe side rails 10. The front surfaces of the bars 14, 15, 16 and y1"('f-'all lie in the same plane Tand they serve asfsu'pports against which the bottoms of the cigar boxes rest.` All of these bars serve alsoias bracesrfor the display rack' The bar is also the top railof` as awhole'.-

the rack. Q j I Inuseth'e rack is vplaced inV the position shown in4 Figuregl with the-legs 12 in their operativeposition. The lid of thecigar box 18 is-then` folded back'as shown'in Figure 1 l.

, and ,the box is placed on the rack with an edge resting on the ledge of the bottom rail 11 and with the bottomV of the box resting slof c against the bars 14 and 15. The lid is forcedl back betweenthe bars 15 and 16 and it servesV as a ledge for the box 19.

The rack may be made in any desirable length to accommodate any desired number 1 of cigar boxes.` The width also may be intheaverage cigar store. A rack of this .width may be `placed on top .the showcase without materially obstructing the view of the condisplay surfacedesired. In' the usual cases the most desirable capacity of the rack is six The length of `the n is so designed that its use complies with the revenue laws which require that the stamp be not'completely destroyed until the box has been emptied. If it were necessary to entirely remove the lid Yfrom the boxes, the stamp would be practically destroyed but the arrangement permits tlie folding back of the lid so that the entire stamp remains except at the one place where it is broken in opening the lid.

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear and exact terms that its construction and operation will be readily understood by othersskilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: t

A one-piece Vfoldable display rack for open cigar boxes, said rack including a bottom rail n andV a pair of side rails, a top rail land a plu Vralitytoftransverse bars connecting said sulA rails and spaced fromeacli. other to providev open spaces therebetween for the open lids of cigarboxes, the forward edges of said transe verse bars and said top rail being in the rear of theforward edges of said bottom rail and- Y said side iailsfwherebythe forward portion of said bottom rail will serve as a ledge for supporting the lower tier of cigar boxes,.the arrangement being such that a plurality of cigar boxes may reston the ledge of said bottom `rail with their open lidsprojecting rearwardly into and. through the open spaces between said transverse bars to function as ledges for supporting an upper tierr of cigar boxes, each of said side rails having a sup-A porting leg hingedly secured thereto whereby the legs are foldable against the rear edgesA ofsaid transverse-bars to thus provide a fiat package for storing andvshipping.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. ALBERT VILLIAMEKOGH. 

